US President Donald Trump jokingly remarked that the appearance of famous footballer Cristiano Ronaldo at a White House dinner contributed to an increase in his authority in the eyes of his younger son, Barron.
Donald Trump
My son is a big fan of Ronaldo. And Baron (Trump) got to meet him, and I think he respects his father a little bit more now, just the fact that I introduced you.
Ronaldo, who currently plays for the Saudi club Al-Nassr, attended the official reception hosted during the US visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, accompanied by his fiancee Georgina Rodriguez.
This was Ronaldo's first public appearance on US soil since 2017, when American teacher Kathryn Mayorga brought sexual assault allegations against him.
